Orville tourism and travel guide

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Visit Orville: highlights and tourist information

Orville is situated in the Indre department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Orville in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Valencay at 17 km and Chateau de Valencay at 17 km.

Orville, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Valencay

at 17 km (direction west)

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 17 km (direction west)

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

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Issoudun

at 26 km (direction south-east)

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 32 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Chateauroux

at 39 km (direction south-south-west)

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

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Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 46 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 46 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Bourges

at 46 km (direction east), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 47 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 58 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Blois

at 59 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Blois

Castle at 59 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

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Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 62 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Indre

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Reserve excursions near Orville

Map of places to visit near Orville

Markets in and near Orville

• Gracay: market Thursday (4km)
• Vatan: market Wednesday (9km)
• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (14km)
• Langon: market Friday (15km)
• Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (15km)
• Chabris: market Saturday (15km)
• Gievres: market Tuesday (17km)
• Valencay: market Tuesday (17km)
• Reuilly: market Friday (21km)
• Vierzon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Orville, France

What to do at Orville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Orville.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montresor (44km)

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (15km)
• Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Valencay (17km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (15km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (53km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (9km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Veuil (20km)
• Issoudun (27km)
• Chateauroux (39km)
• Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• ZooParc de Beauval (35km)

Geography and distances

Orville is in the eastern-center of France at 39 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Orville is 194 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Orville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anjouin, Bagneux, Dun-le-Poelier, Gracay, Reboursin, Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle and Saint-Outrille.

This page in French: Visiter Orville